Question 1

Describe the Portuguese explorations in the Indian Ocean. How would you characterize the receptivity of the indigenous peoples and empires?

Accepted Answer

Vasco da Gama did not make a great impre

Question 2

Identify the following term(s).
-Treaty of Tordesillas

Accepted Answer

The Treaty of Tordesillas was an agreeme

Question 3

Using Map (in the textbook) 16.3, identify the Tordesillas line. What was its importance?

Accepted Answer

The Tordesillas line refers to a demarca

Question 4

The Asian vessels of the Indian Ocean were called junks and

Accepted Answer

A)  caravels. 
B)  triremes. 
C)  galleons 
D)  dhows. 
E)  sloops. 
A)  caravels. 
B)  triremes. 
C)  galleons 
D)  dhows. 
E)  sloops.

Question 5

Using Map (in the textbook) 16.3, discuss the Spanish and Portuguese Empires. What were their geographic regions? How were they different?

Accepted Answer

The Spanish and Portuguese Empires were

Question 6

Identify the following term(s).
-Polynesia

Accepted Answer

Polynesia is a subregion of Oceania, mad

Question 7

Describe the interactions of Portuguese and West African peoples, from initial contact by explorers to the permanent settlements established by Portuguese traders. In what ways were interactions between East Africans and the Portuguese similar to or different from interactions between the Portuguese and the Indian Ocean states?

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Early Portuguese visitors sometimes fail

Question 8

Which of the following trends led Latin Europe to adventure to the New World?

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A)  The revival of urban life and trade. 
B)  Alliances between merchants and rulers. 
C)  The struggle with Islamic powers in the Mediterranean. 
D)  Growing intellectual curiosity. 
E)  All of these. 
A)  The revival of urban life and trade. 
B)  Alliances between merchants and rulers. 
C)  The struggle with Islamic powers in the Mediterranean. 
D)  Growing intellectual curiosity. 
E)  All of these.

Question 9

Discuss African encounters with the Portuguese from the 14-16th centuries, and why they varied so greatly. What role did Christianity have on aiding (or not) relations between the African Kingdoms in combating slavery?

Accepted Answer

The encounters between African kingdoms

Question 10

Two important navigational technologies, the magnetic compass and the astrolabe,

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A)  were invented by Henry the Navigator. 
B)  were invented by Columbus. 
C)  were of Italian origin. 
D)  were held by an exclusive English patent. 
E)  were of Chinese and Arab or Greek origin, respectively. 
A)  were invented by Henry the Navigator. 
B)  were invented by Columbus. 
C)  were of Italian origin. 
D)  were held by an exclusive English patent. 
E)  were of Chinese and Arab or Greek origin, respectively.

Question 11

Identify the following term(s).
-Zheng He

Accepted Answer

Zheng He, also known as Cheng Ho, was a

Question 12

Identify the following term(s).
-Bartolomeu Dias

Accepted Answer

Bartolomeu Dias was a Portuguese explore

Question 13

Identify the following term(s).
-Ferdinand Magellan

Accepted Answer

Ferdinand Magellan (c. 1480 – April 27,

Question 14

Sailing in the Indian Ocean was less difficult and dangerous than in other places because

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A)  it is shallow. 
B)  there is less wind. 
C)  the monsoon winds are predictable. 
D)  it isn't an ocean, but rather a large saltwater lake. 
E)  there are no sharks. 
A)  it is shallow. 
B)  there is less wind. 
C)  the monsoon winds are predictable. 
D)  it isn't an ocean, but rather a large saltwater lake. 
E)  there are no sharks.

Question 15

.Using Map (in the textbook) 16.2, describe the different Amerindian populations and their voyages prior to their encounter with the Spanish and Portuguese.

Accepted Answer

Prior to their encounter with the Spanis

Question 16

Using Map (in the textbook) 16.3, trace the Portuguese colonial holdings in Africa and Asia.

Accepted Answer

The Portuguese colonial holdings in Afri

Question 17

What was the impact of the Spanish in the Americas, as compared with the Portuguese in Africa and the East? What enabled the Spanish to conquer such an enormous territory with so few men?

Accepted Answer

The Spanish were more likely to seek ter

Question 18

How significant was the role of religion in driving the forces of exploration from Europe?

Accepted Answer

While not a prime factor in the era of e

Question 19

Identify the following term(s).
-conquistadors

Accepted Answer

The conquistadors were Spanish soldiers,

Question 20

Prince Henry of Portugal was known as Henry the Navigator because

Accepted Answer

A)  he was the first person to round the Cape of Good Hope. 
B)  he devoted his life to promoting exploration. 
C)  he designed the compass. 
D)  he discovered America. 
E)  "navigator" means conqueror in Portuguese. 
A)  he was the first person to round the Cape of Good Hope. 
B)  he devoted his life to promoting exploration. 
C)  he designed the compass. 
D)  he discovered America. 
E)  "navigator" means conqueror in Portuguese.

Exam 16: The Maritime Revolution

Describe the Portuguese explorations in the Indian Ocean. How would you characterize the receptivity of the indigenous peoples and empires?

Identify the following term(s). -Treaty of Tordesillas

Using Map (in the textbook) 16.3, identify the Tordesillas line. What was its importance?

The Asian vessels of the Indian Ocean were called junks and

Using Map (in the textbook) 16.3, discuss the Spanish and Portuguese Empires. What were their geographic regions? How were they different?

Identify the following term(s). -Polynesia

Which of the following trends led Latin Europe to adventure to the New World?

Discuss African encounters with the Portuguese from the 14-16th centuries, and why they varied so greatly. What role did Christianity have on aiding (or not) relations between the African Kingdoms in combating slavery?

Two important navigational technologies, the magnetic compass and the astrolabe,

Identify the following term(s). -Zheng He

Identify the following term(s). -Bartolomeu Dias

Identify the following term(s). -Ferdinand Magellan

Sailing in the Indian Ocean was less difficult and dangerous than in other places because

.Using Map (in the textbook) 16.2, describe the different Amerindian populations and their voyages prior to their encounter with the Spanish and Portuguese.

Using Map (in the textbook) 16.3, trace the Portuguese colonial holdings in Africa and Asia.

What was the impact of the Spanish in the Americas, as compared with the Portuguese in Africa and the East? What enabled the Spanish to conquer such an enormous territory with so few men?

How significant was the role of religion in driving the forces of exploration from Europe?

Identify the following term(s). -conquistadors

Prince Henry of Portugal was known as Henry the Navigator because

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